Out of abundance of concern for players’ welfare, to ensure the proper dissemination of accurate information and to reaffirm its commitment to comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules governing the sport of cricket, the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) issues this statement in response the statements contained in an article published in the Kaieteur News dated January 25th 2012 titled: Guyana cricketers threatened with ICC ban—Sanjeev Datadin (the “Article”).

The statements contained in this Article, as we understand it, were made by one Sanjeev Datadin in response to the Interim Management Committee (IMC) and the defunct Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), both inviting players to participate in training the upcoming Regional Four-day tournament.